Apple LiveType 2 - Manual (Page 41)

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Adding a Background
Backgrounds in LiveType generally serve one of two
purposes: Either they are an integral part of the titling
composition, or they are used as an aid to position
elements and key the timing of the titling movie.
Although anything can be a background, a background is usually a uniform color,
animated texture, still image, or movie that fills the Canvas. While background images,
movies, and textures tend to fill the Canvas and aren’t extensively manipulated, they
can be sized, positioned, and transformed in many ways. For more information, see
Chapter 6, “
Working With Objects, Textures, and Imported Elements ,” on page 79.
Setting a Background Color
The most basic kind of background is a background color, which covers the Canvas and
cannot be manipulated except for its opacity level. It’s best to think of the background
color as a project property, not an element that can be moved or changed.
The default background has an opacity of 0 percent, which means the Canvas displays
a transparent background, represented by the white and gray checkerboard pattern.
Background settings in the
Project Properties dialog